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Treasury Wine Estates confirms receipt of competing proposalThe Board of Treasury Wine Estates Limited announces that, following its announcement of August 4 regarding the indicative, non-binding and conditional proposal from KKR and Rhône Capital L.L.C., the Board of TWE has received an additional indicative, non-binding and conditional proposal from another global private equity investor -- who has requested that its identity remain confidential for a period of time -- to acquire all of the shares of TWE at a price of $5.20 cash per share by way of scheme of arrangement.

JBF confirms $150M investment from KKRJBF Industries has signed a definitive agreement with KKR under which KKR will invest $150M into JBF Group. A portion of the proceeds will be used by KKR to acquire a 20% stake in JBF, listed on the BSE Ltd. and National Stock Exchange of India. The remaining proceeds will be invested into zero-coupon convertible preference shares with 14.5% voting rights in JBF Global Pte. Limited, Singapore, an unlisted subsidiary. KKR will primarily make its investment from the KKR Special Situations Fund II. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including the receipt of shareholder approval and regulatory approvals from competition authorities. Further details of the transactions were not disclosed.

Samson Resources plans to file for bankruptcy protection, NY Post reportsSamson Resources plans to file for bankruptcy protection "within days," the New York Post reports. KKR (KKR) is slated to lose its approximately $2B investment in the firm, the report says. Cerberus Capital Management, Silver Point Capital, and Credit Suisse (CS) are among the second-lien lenders that hold roughly $1B in debt and will take over Samson in exchange for their loans as part of a prepackaged bankruptcy, the report says. Reference Link

KKR, Borealis Maritime JV acquires Hanseatic Ship Asset Management KKR and Borealis Maritime announced the $254.5M acquisition of Hanseatic Ship Asset Management GmbH, a 100% owned subsidiary of Commerzbank AG controlling a modern fleet of 18 container and dry cargo vessels, through a joint venture vehicle established by the two firms. Embarcadero Maritime III, a joint venture formed by KKR and Borealis Maritime to invest in distressed shipping assets, will acquire HSAM with all its assets. Following this purchase, investment vehicles established by KKR and Borealis will jointly operate a fleet of over 50 vessels in the container, chemical, product and LPG sectors. To date, KKR and Borealis have deployed over $600M into vessel acquisitions and continue to pursue additional transactions opportunistically.